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HOUSTON, Feb 27- Negotiations to settle the largest U.S. refinery strike are set to resume on March 4, the union and lead oil company negotiator said on Friday, the 27th day of the work stoppage. Talks between Shell Oil Co, the U.S. arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc and the United Steelworkers union broke off on Feb. 20 after refinery owners balked at a settlement.

HOUSTON, Feb 26- The United Steelworkers union and lead refinery owner representative Shell Oil Co discussed on Thursday a possible resumption of face-to-face negotiations to settle the U.S. refinery strike, which was in its 26th day, people familiar with the discussions told Reuters. No date had been set as of Thursday for resuming direct meetings, the sources...